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Iris out door camera

I purchased the Iris outdoor camera just to see how it will register to the Iris hub. I’m still not sure where I’ll be installing it from the outside because it looks like you need to drill a hole to the inside of your house to plug in for power.

So here’s what the box look like.

This is what’s inside the box.

When you try to pair the camera to Iris hub the device that comes up is the indoor camera.

The rest of the configurations is the exact same steps you would have going through with the indoor camera if you configure it as a wireless device.

**Update 8/24/2013**

Was pretty tired yesterday so I just posted something quick, and I really could have showed more information which I thought might be interesting.

First off here’s what it looks like fully assembled and standing.

This is what it looks like from the back.

The first thing I’ve notice is that it’s pretty big so I place the camera on top of the Iris hub and next to it so you have a reference on it’s size.

Here’s a reference to show the size difference between the outdoor and indoor camera by placing the indoor camera in front of the outdoor one.

Here’s a close up of the water proof electrical plug looks like.

This is what it looks like once you have it on.

I’ve also purchased the extension cable just to verify that it does work and that it can also used for the indoor camera too.

If there is anything else you like to know please feel free to place a comment and I’ll try my best to show you.

1)When a sensor is activated then set a camera to record for 30 seconds (This can be a contact sensor or motion sensor)
2) When a custom button is pressed then set a camera to record for 1 minute
3) When a lock is unlocked then set a camera to record for a period of time
4) When an alarm is triggered then set all cameras to record for a period of time
5) When a safety alarm is raised set a camera to record for a period of time

The thing I dislike most concerning the camera is the delay. For instance if someone was to ring the doorbell etc. you should be able to use the camera to identify them. However the long delay time makes this impractical.

I have played around with the settings a little bit here at the house and I have found that if you lower the resolution and frame rate and also enable the local view you can cut the delay down to about 5 seconds. It will also depend on the wireless strength where the camera is located. Not perfect but better than default settings.

They really need to make these POE. My current system is POE and makes running the cameras a lot easier. How exactly am I supposed to plug these in? Most attics have one outlet and I am not risky a power strip up there.

Also I have an issue with the look of these. They are not ascetically appealing for the outside of my home.

I posted this on a previous post but here it is again in case you don’t see it.

I tested the splitters for my Iris cameras and they work great. Basically on the switch side I plug an Ethernet into my switch and then to the splitter. You also plug the Iris supplied power supply into the splitter and to your wall socket (assumption where you have your switch will also have plenty of power). Then run an Ethernet cable to the desired location of the camera. From there the other splitter takes the Ethernet on one side and then splits to the Iris camera on Ethernet and Power.

Not as good as a POE option but that would drive up the price of the camera anyway, plus these adapters are pretty small and only cost 10 bucks. (I’m with you I’d rather just have POE enabled from the get go though)

I have 2 outdoor cameras. One watching the patio and most importantly, the front door. The camera has a 5 second delay before it starts to record once it detects motion. They need to fix this. I’ll receive a Magic Rule notification that the camera has detected someone, but nothing is recorded because they are out of camera view within 5 seconds. I’ve tested this many times and it’s slightly frustrating. Overall I like the cameras and they are reliable. I just hope the 5 second delay gets fixed. I look forward to what other users experience.

I have found that if you point a browser to the internal ip of your camera with /img/mjpeg.htm you get a nice live view of the camera. I’m sure the firmware has been locked down by lowes but if anyone can acertain the password and username I believe you could make some setting changes and record your camera with other software.